twiddle

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Twiddle the dial any evening, and the chances are that the crack of a shot in Dragnet will set the objets d'art tinkling on your chimney piece.

From Time Magazine Archive

Twiddle, twid′l, v.t. to twirl idly, to play with.—v.i. to revolve: to trifle with something.—n. a twirl of the fingers.—ns.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

Twaddle had a hovel, Twiddle had a palace; Twaddle said: "I'll grovel Or he'll think I bear him malice"— A sentiment as novel As a castor on a chalice.

From The Devil's Dictionary by Bierce, Ambrose

Twiddle diddle,—tweddle diddle,—twiddle diddle,—twoddle diddle,—twiddle diddle;—prut-trut—krish—krash—krush,—I've outdone you, Sir, but you see he's no worse; and was Apollo to take his fiddle after me, he can make him no better.

From History of English Humour, Vol. 2 by L'Estrange, Alfred Guy Kingan

Down upon the middle Of his legs fell Twaddle And astonished Mr. Twiddle, Who began to lift his noddle.

From The Devil's Dictionary by Bierce, Ambrose